Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18

aad died for the same cause. They be-
lieve there was a social condition in this
country that had wrought great injustice
~ a large part of the people, and with
purity of soul and siugleness of purpose
had devoted themselves to tho care or
what they thought terrible wrong. Their
hearts aChed for the human race, ana
longed TO help it, They were kind heart.
ed, tender, manly, noble men, worshipped
God by striving to benefit their fellow
men in this strife offered their lives.
Black el1ed his address by reading an
anonymous poem, reciting the virtues of
The deceased and lauding anarchy. lie
WAS followed by Robert Reitzel of Detroit
who spoke in German. 7: j. Morgan,
local socialist leader of English birth,
made Il violent harangue. He said
there could be nothing but cen
.sempt for law which hung the
anarchists. An excited listener shouted
Throttle the law" Morgan spoke in
most bitter terms of Inspector Bonfeld,
states Attorney Grnnell and Judge Gary.
He referred to the spread eagelism of the
American Fourth of July obscuring the
minds of the people. A part of the listen.
ers did not relish this and when he asked
= now the wrongs Of the working class could
oe righted many shouted "by ballots"
The last speech was in German
by Robert Curlen, formerly of the Arbeiter
Ieituug. He scarcely got started when
Capt Black stepped to the front and laid
his hand on the speakers arm. 1t was
now pitch dark and the people were being
wrought to a nigh tension. Black an
nounced the ceremonies closed. The
collins were carried into the vault and the
people made wild stampede for the
rains.
9Ieetipgs Held in Sympathy with the
Anarchists.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Nov. 19.-An an
"a 1
'ooms Of the Central Labor union this
afternoon. The quarters were crowded and
he meeting was enthusiastic. The editor
II the People made a strictly anarchist
speech. Mrs Ellen Bodies and II. w Morton
gave an exposition of the general cross
principles and features of the contest be
5Ween labor and capital. Mrs. Bolles was
n Chicago at the Haymarket slaughter
and gave r "Reminiscences thereof.
SPRJNGFIELD, Mass, Nov 13-At Ad-
ANS today a quiet meeting was held by
Anarchist CLUB at the time of the funeral
q Chicago
What Lingg's Bombs were Intended For
CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-An intimate friend
, II the executed Chicago anarchists said
hat the four bombs found in Lingg's cell
we're intended for purposes of suicide
The plan WAS to distribute them to the
tour men VINO had declined to petition fO1
mercy or accept a Communication. In
order to make matters more certain OF
possibly to make their several deaths more
easy quantity of laudanum had been
prepared for them, and this was given to
'lpgel but the old man for some reason
prank the entire quantity, and by so do
ng seems to have anticipated the pur.
ooses OF the Others by some days, al
though it is not known whether they in.
ended to use bombs on the morning OF
he execution or before.
How Lingg got his Illuminating CAP
with which he terminated his life is still a
nystery. Not even his friends seem to
know about it, or if they do they refuse tC
ELL. Some of them effect to be
ieve that Spies knew of the bombs
and that he gave Tailor Folz notice
IF their existence, and there has been &
very bitter feeling against him for four or
i've days on that account